1999 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

MOST PROBLEMS HAVE SIMPLY BEEN A NUISANCE, ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF THE SIX RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. INCLUDING 5 RECALLED TIRES WHICH TOOK TWO MONTHS TO REPLACE AND SHOWED SERIOUS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. HOWEVER, FOUR DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME LODGED TO THE GROUND. I REACTED BY PUTTING MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND PULLING IT FORWARD. THE PEDAL THEN FELL OFF AND BECAME LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY.*AK

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WASHING RIMS OF VEHICLE & NOTICED THAT TIRES HAD CRACKS LOCATED WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. CRACKS ARE ON ALL 4 TIRES. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & HAD TIRES CHECKED THOROUGHLY. MECHANIC INDICATED TO GO TO ANOTHER FIRESTONE RETAILER. HAD NO MORE TIRES. WENT TO FORD & NO TIRES THERE FOR EXCHANGE. WENT TO ANOTHER TIRE RETAILER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC ALL THE TIRES ARE NORMAL. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P265/70R17 WITH 15,000 MILES.*AK

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WHILE DRIVING 10- MPH , HAD STOPPED RAINING ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLIER, VEHICLE HEADED TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *AK

REAR LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2H TIRESIZE: 235/75R/15)

WHEN I ENTERED MY TRUCK I SMELL A SULFUR BURNING SMELL, WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT LIT AND SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY.

INTERMITTENTLY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OWNER IS WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY ANYTIME OR MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

WHEN I INSPECTED MY TIRES IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRESTONE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES PLUS THE SPARE WERE CRACKED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD...ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED THESE TIRES WITH THE SAME MAKE FOR NO COST UNDER THE WARRANTY. SO FAR, NO PROBLEM WITH THE NEW TIRES, WHICH WERE INSTALLED ON OCTOBER 13, 2000. (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

HAD THE ORIGINAL VDHL RECALLED TIRES REPLACED AND NOW THE NEW TIRES ARE ALREADY STARTING TO VIBRATE/WOBBLE AT SPEEDS GREATER THEN 40 MPH. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES AS THE OLD SET THAT I HAD THAT WERE RECALLED WERE DOING THE SAME THING BEFORE I HAD THEM REPLACED. THE NEW ONES NOW WITH ABOUT 1500 MILES ON THEN ARE STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. I HAD THE VEHICAL INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS SUCH AS BALANCING OR ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AS WELL AS NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: 15)

NOISY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AS THEY WERE NOT THE SAME QUALITY OF THE TIRES BEING REPLACED. *SLC

THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED SMOKE STOPPED WHEN TURNING SIGNAL WAS TURNED OFF.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND SAID THAT VEHICLE DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. THERE WERE CRACKS ALL AROUND VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P2357515 #DOT W2HL. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED FIRESTONE.*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P255/70R16) EXPERIENCED CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

WHEN IDLING IN PARK OR DRIVE THE EHICLE MAKES NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MARBLES RATTLING IN A CAN THEN THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL OUT. NLM

VEHICLE PARKED. BEEN CHECKING TIRES EVERYDAY. NOTICE SLITS ALL AROUND THE TIRES NEAR THE TREAD & THE CASING. TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS. *AK

I REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES TO PULLIAM FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS. I RECIEVED A COLD SHOULDER AND A GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SITUATION OR MY WELLFARE. TWO DAYS LATER I NEARLY KILLED MYSELF ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN MY LEFT RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED AND CAME OF THE RIM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAD MY COMPLAINT FORMALLY DOCUMENTED MY FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S HEADQUATERS ON 9/12/2000, THE BLOWOUT OCCURED TWO DAYS LATER. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SUSTAINING AIR PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WEEKS PREVIOUS. I ALSO HAD MY TIRE INSPECTED FOR THE PROBLEM BY FORD WHO TOLD ME I HAD KNOW PROBLEM. THE TIRE THAT BLEW WAS NOT OF THE TYPE LISTED ON THE RECALL MEANING THE DOT # DID NOT START WITH VD. I HAVE REPORTED MY EXPERIENCE( BLOWOUT) TO PULLIAM FORD THIS MORNING AND RECIEVED ONCE AGAIN LACK-LUSTER SERVICE AND A DIRECT REFUSAL TO ASSIST ME IN PROVIDING A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MINE AND MY FAMILY'S DISPOSAL. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR, UP TO THIS POINT I JUST WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE BUT, NOW I FEEL AS IF WELL BEING HAS BEEN PUT AT RISK WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH LITTLE COST BY THESE COMPANIES IN WHICH I INVESTED MY FAITH. PLEASE HELP!( DOT NUMBER: )

I REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES TO PULLIAM FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS. I RECIEVED A COLD SHOULDER AND A GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SITUATION OR MY WELLFARE. TWO DAYS LATER I NEARLY KILLED MYSELF ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN MY LEFT RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED AND CAME OF THE RIM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAD MY COMPLAINT FORMALLY DOCUMENTED MY FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S HEADQUATERS ON 9/12/2000, THE BLOWOUT OCCURED TWO DAYS LATER. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SUSTAINING AIR PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WEEKS PREVIOUS. I ALSO HAD MY TIRE INSPECTED FOR THE PROBLEM BY FORD WHO TOLD ME I HAD KNOW PROBLEM. THE TIRE THAT BLEW WAS NOT OF THE TYPE LISTED ON THE RECALL MEANING THE DOT # DID NOT START WITH VD. I HAVE REPORTED MY EXPERIENCE( BLOWOUT) TO PULLIAM FORD THIS MORNING AND RECIEVED ONCE AGAIN LACK-LUSTER SERVICE AND A DIRECT REFUSAL TO ASSIST ME IN PROVIDING A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MINE AND MY FAMILY'S DISPOSAL. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR, UP TO THIS POINT I JUST WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE BUT, NOW I FEEL AS IF WELL BEING HAS BEEN PUT AT RISK WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH LITTLE COST BY THESE COMPANIES IN WHICH I INVESTED MY FAITH. PLEASE HELP!( DOT NUMBER: )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND PRESSED THE ACCERLERATOR PEDAL, AND CAR ACCELERATED INTO FULL SPEED AFTER HE TOOK FOOT VEHICLE OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEN, HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE R.P.M. INCREASED UP IN HIGH SPEED. HE TURNED VEHICLE OFF.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER ONLY GOT PART OF THE REIMBURSEMENT AND WANTS THE DIFFERENCE. *SLC

WAS FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND NOTICED REAR LEFT TIRE HAD CRACKS WHERE TREAD & CASING MEET. TOOK TO MECHANIC, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. HAD ALL 4 TIRES EXCHANGED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R16 DOT CODE WZHL 1PY119, HAD 16,000 MILES.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER 1999. CONSUMER WAS HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES P235/75R15 DOT VDHL TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHO FILLED OUT THE RECALL (00T005) REFUND FORM FOR CONSUMER, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TIRES. *SLC

ALTHOUGH MY TIRES HAD NOT YET FAILED, I WAS COMPELLED TO REPLACE THEM WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES. THIS WAS DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE FIRESTONE DEALER THAT I WENT TO FOR THE INSPECTION DID NOT EVEN LOOK CLOSELY AT THEM. HE SIMPLY GLANCED AT ONE TIRE AND SAID "THOSE ARE 16 INCH TIRES AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED. THEY'RE FINE." THEY DON'T LOOK FINE TO ME. THERE ARE AT LEAST 34 INCIDENTS OF MY SIZE TIRE ON YOUR COMPLAINTS SPREADSHEET. THERE COULD BE AS MANY AS 89 OF THEM. THAT IS ENOUGH FOR THESE TIRES TO BE ADDED TO YOUR CONSUMER ADVISORY LIST. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILTY TO PROTECT US FROM THIS KIND OF DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE PREVENT FURTHER DEATHS BY RECOMMENDING THE RECALL OF EVERY TIRE THAT'S ON THE COMPLAINT LIST. BEST REGARDS, LYLE GEURIN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PX438 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

AFTER HAVING RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE FIRESTONE TIRES TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. BUT THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THEM IMMEDIATELY. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT ABOUT FOUR WEEKS TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75 R15. *AK

PE00 020 ; TWO WEEKS AGO LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATING. THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE OF THE TIRE. ALSO, HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT PUT HIM ON A LIST. *AK

WHEN INSPECTING THESE TIRES I FOUND SMALL CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AND AN OBVIOUS SPLIT IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD MEET. I HAVE HAD THEM INSPECTED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO, AFTER ONLY LOOKING AT THE SIZE, SAID THEY WERE FINE. HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANYTHING IN WRITING STATING MY TIRES WERE SAFE OR ROAD WORTHY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION. THESE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE DECATUR PLANT. I STRONGLY FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THESE TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED (BLOWN OUT) YET, HOWEVER I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I STRONLY URGE THE NHTSA TO RECALL THESE TIRES BEFORE THESE INDICATIONS OF EMINENT FAILURE LEAD TO A BLOW OUT AND THE LOSS OF MORE LIFE...NAMELY A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: 25570R16)

PE00 020; CONSUMER'S TIRES ARE PEELING. CONSUMER WILL SEND MORE/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT TIRES.CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF THE FORD DEALERSHIP. A LAWYER IN FRONT OF CONSUMER ALSO HAD FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT TIRES PEELING, AND FORD SERVICE PERSON TOLD HER THAT SHE COULDN'T REPLACE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT FROM #DOT VD PLANT. HER CONCERN AT THIS TIME WAS TO RECALL ALL FIRESTONE TIRES, TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THERE WERE OTHER TIRES PEELING THAT WERE FROM OTHER TIRE PLANTS. *AK

THE EXPLORER WOULD GO DEAD UNLESS I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN STARTING UP. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD GET IT TO GO WAS TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL IN PARK. EVERY TIME. *AK

TIRE WAS FLAT IN THE MORNING FOLLOWING FIVE HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING THE PREVIOUS DAY/EVENING. POSSIBLY DUE TO SIDEWALL PUNCTURE; CONCERN THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO FIRESTONE TREAD SEPARATION ISSUE. I ONLY REPLACED THIS TIRE (I KEPT THE FAILED TIRE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS), BUT AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED OVER THE QUALITY OF THE REMAINING TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER 1999. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT ON ITS OWN, NO ROAD DEBRIES. TIRE DID HAVE 30 POUNDS OF PRESSURE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

THE TIRE DID NOT FAIL BUT I FOUND A THREE INCH, "J"-SHAPED PERFORATION WHICH PROCEEDS FROM THE TIRE TREAD, ACROSS TO THE TIRE WALL . *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70 R16 )

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE THROTTLE STUCK AT 20 MPH, AND I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL OF MY FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ALMOST TO THE MID POINT OF THE INTERSECTION, BUT FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM OTHER DIRECTIONS. THE THROTTLE DID DISENGAGE WHEN I GAVE IT MORE GAS.

I BELIEVE TIRE BLEW-OUT CAUSING A 90 DEGREE TURN WHICH THEN ROLLED OVER TOTALING THE VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND PURCHASED FIVE NEW TIRES FROM A COMPETITOR, CONSUMER REQUEST RIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THE TIRES ARE STARTING TO SHRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 INCH )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE TREAD SEPARATED .*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P255/70R16, DOT VNCU, HAVE SLITS ON THEM, CONSUMER COULD SEE TIRE FABRIC FROM INSIDE THE SIDEWALL, THE SLITS UN VERTICALLY UP THE SIDEWALL TOWARD THE TREAD. *SLC

THESE TIRES STARTED, THE SAME TYPE OF CRACKING AS DID THE 15"TIRES. WE WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, THE ONLY THING THEY KEPT TELLING US WAS THAT THE CRACKING WAS NORMAL.AND THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO , BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT THE TIRES BEING RECALLED. I TRAVEL @ 200 MILES A DAY, AND WE ALSO HAVE A, NOW 10 MO. OLD GRANDCHILD. WE PURCHASED SOME GOODYEAR TIRES FOR THE SAFEFTY OF OUR FAMILY AND FOT PEACE OF MIND. WE KEPT A CLOSE WATCH ON THE TIRES, AND THE CRACKS WHERE INCREASING IN SIZE. WE VIDEO TAPED THE TIRES AND HAVE IN ON TAPE. WE FEEL THAT FIRESTONE/ FORD, SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THE PRORATION OF THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW TIRES. AND WE FEEL THAT, NHTSA, SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND EXAMINE AND IF NEED BE RECALL THESE OTHER TIRES. THANK YOU, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US, AND VEIW THE VIDEO TAPE. FRANK BOSZE E. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCU 1PX TIRESIZE: 255/70R/16)

STEERING IS UNSTABLE TRAVELING. EXCESSIVE SWAY, POOR CONTROL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

MY SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD SON, MY ONLY CHILD HAS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. HE RECENTLY HAD A BLOW-OUT ON ONE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P255/7016) TIRES. HE WAS VERY, VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT HE NOR ANY OF HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED . THEY HAD JUST EXITED OFF A 4-LANE 65MPH HIGHWAY AND WERE NEAR ING A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THERE IS NO EXPLAINATION AS TO WHY THE TIRE EXPLODED. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT, THEY OFFERED NO HELP. A FEW DAYS LATER WE BEGAN TO HERE OF A POSSIBLE RECALL . WE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN ,HOWEVER , THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE 16 INCH TIRES ON MY SON'S EXPLORER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL INCIDENT CONCERNING THE FIRESTONE TIRE. I AM VERY CONCERNERED. MY CHILD'S SAFETY IS MY GREATEST CONCERN! WE HAVE HAD AN INCIDENT WITH A TIRE NOW LISTED ON YOUR CONSUMER ADVISORY DATED SEPT 1,2000. IF YOU ADVISED A RECALL, HOW CAN THEY REFUSE? HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE LOST BEFORE THEY AGREE? AGAIN I ASK PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS COMPLAINT AND PUSH FOR TOTAL RECALL OF ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX488 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ROUGHLY 70MPH,WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. AS I PULLED OFF TO SAFETY, I REALIZED THE TIRE WAS BUBBLED AROUND THE RIM, NOT NOTICING ANY PUNCTURES, I PUT THE SPARE ON. I AM VERY UPSET KNOWING THAT THERE ARE ONLY 25,000 MILES ON MY LEASED VEHICLE & I HAD TO REPLACE TIRES SO SOON. I DO BELIEVE THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE ITSELF. THANKFULLY MY FAMILY IS OKAY KNOWING THAT SUV'S WILL ROLL OVER DUE TO A TIRE BLOW OUT.( DOT NUMBER: W2.... TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPLORER WITH THE 235 75R15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THE DOT CODE IS FROM WILSON NC NOT THE DECATUR PLANT. HOWEVER, I HAVE NUMEROUS CUTS ON THE SIDEWALL BELOW THE TREAD AND ABOVE THE LETTERING. IF YOU WILL REVIEW YOUR DATABASE, THERE ARE AT LEAST 46 COMPLAINTS OF TIRE PROBLEMS (I.E. CUTS, BLOWOUTS, BUBBLES, ETC) FROM THE WILSON PLANT WITH THE 235 75 R15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HUNDREDS OF 235 75R 15 LISTINGS, WHERE THE TIRES WERE NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN YOUR DATABASE. THE NUMBER COULD BE HIGHER. FIRESTONE SAYS THE CUTS ARE DUE TO OZONE. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES ON MY SUV ARE NOT ON RECALL, I HAVE REPLACED THEM AND WILL HOLD THEM IN CASE THE RECALL IS WIDENED. HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY IT WILL BE. (DOT NUMBER: WH2L TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

THE PLANETARY GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, TWO SEPARATE REPAIRS OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE OVERDRIVE UNIT. *MJS

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 5 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/75R15 DOT W2HL DUE TO HEARING A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, TIRES ONLY HAD 18000 MILES ON THEM WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 235/75R16. *AK

THREE OF OUR TIRES WERE 069'S, THE FOURTH WAS A 169. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEPARATING SEVERLY. YOU COULD PUT A DIME IN THE SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TWO FORD DEALERS SAID WE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT 16" NOT ON RECALL LIST. HUNTINGTON FORD SENT US TO BELLE TIRE, WHO AGREED WE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM. THEY CALLED FIRESTONE, AND OVER THE PHONE THEY CALLED IT "WEATHER CHECKING" AND GAVE US FOUR NEW TIRES FOR ONLY $79. WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY, AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS BAD TIRES. BELLE SAID IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE "WEATHER CHECKING". I FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. WE DON'T WANT TO GET ANY COMPANY IN TROUBLE, BUT WE FEEL THESE ARE UNSAFE TIRES. WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO LOOK FOR EXCEPT WE SEEN IT ON GMA ON ABC, AND WE HAD EXACTLLY WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LOOK FOR TO SEE IF WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PX069 TIRESIZE: 255/70 R16)